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Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger reacts as he takes his seat before their English Premier League soccer match against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool.
Christian Post Report – Arsenal and Liverpool will clash at the Emirates Stadium in the English Premiere League. The match is on April 3, 2015 and kick-off is at 10:45 p.m. ET.
Arsene Wenger’s men are in prime position to take over second place on the table with a win over the Reds.
Their match is scheduled before Manchester City’s so a win will put them two points above the defending champions and put pressure on City as they travel to play Crystal Palace a few days after.
The London club have won their last six league games and nine of their last 10.
Newcastle United were their latest victims as they won 2-1 at St. James’ Park behind a brace from Olivier Giroud. The Frenchman only needed four minutes to score two goals in the first half to secure three points for the Gunners. He has now 13 goals so far this season to lead the team alongside Chilean Alexis Sanchez to make a very threatening frontline for Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Liverpool lost their first Premiere League game since Christmas in a 2-1 loss to Manchester United.
That proved to be a vital loss as now they are five points behind the Red Devils in the race for the UEFA Champions League places with only a handful of matches remaining. Before that match they were considered as the best team in terms of form after going unbeaten in their last 13 games. They still have a chance to finish in the top-four but an important win over Arsenal is needed.
Liverpool will be playing without Steven Gerrard who is serving a match ban following his straight red card against United. Martin Skrtel will also be unavailable to play.
As a boost, Daniel Sturridge is deemed fit to play in this match after suffering a hip injury late in March.
For Arsenal, Mesut Ozil, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mikel Arteta are only some of the players they are missing due to injuries.
Their first meeting this season ended in a dramatic 2-2 draw after Skrtel’s header in the seventh minute of injury time.
Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring in the 45th minute only to be equalised by Mathieu Debuchy at the end of the first half.
Giroud seemed to give the Gunners the important away win with a goal in the 64th but Skrtel’s powerful header at the last minute of injury time meant the two teams shared the spoils in this epic match.
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Source : Christian Post